JPWO2015159826A1 - Puzzle toy, puzzle game program, recording medium storing the program, and game device for executing the program - Google Patents

Abstract

The puzzle toy A1 is rotatable about the central axis Ox, and is positioned between adjacent ones of the plurality of arc-shaped outer peripheral portions 12 and the plurality of arc-shaped outer peripheral portions 12, and is recessed inward in the radial direction. A plurality of rotating elements 1 each having an arcuate recess 13 and a plurality of moving elements 2 each having a pair of arcuate protrusions 21 corresponding to the arcuate recesses 13. The moving element 2 is arranged so that one arcuate convex portion 21 faces and contacts the arcuate outer peripheral portion 12 of the rotating element 1 and the other arcuate convex portion 21 of each moving element 2 corresponding to the rotating element 1. Thus, a circular overall outer peripheral portion 120 is formed, and the rotating element 1 moves together with the moving element 2 corresponding thereto, and each rotating element 1 moves correspondingly with the other rotating element 1 adjacent thereto. It has element 2 in common.

Description

  The present invention relates to a puzzle toy, a puzzle game program, a recording medium recording the program, and a game apparatus that executes the program.

  Conventionally, various puzzle toys have been proposed as puzzles composed of solids such as regular hexahedrons and spheres (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Patent Document 1 discloses a three-dimensional puzzle made of a sphere. In the puzzle disclosed in Patent Document 1, twelve rotating main members (1) are arranged substantially evenly on a spherical surface, and five auxiliary members (2) are provided so as to surround each rotating main member (1). Are arranged adjacent to each other. Further, a gap member (3) is disposed between two adjacent auxiliary members (2). As shown in FIG. 1 of the same document, in a three-dimensional puzzle, a circular main body is formed by one rotating main member (1), five auxiliary members (2) and five gap members (3) surrounding it. I am doing. The rotating main member (1) is rotatable about an axis passing through the center of gravity of the spherical surface. When the rotating main member (1) is rotated, five auxiliary members (2) and gap members ( 3) is configured to rotate together with the rotating main member (1).

  In the three-dimensional puzzle having such a configuration, when the rotary main member (1) is rotated 72 degrees, the arrangement of the members (1, 2, 3) is the same as the original arrangement. On the other hand, the positions of the auxiliary member (2) and the gap member (3) are switched. By rotating another rotating main member (1) as appropriate in units of 72 degrees, it is possible to enjoy a puzzle game by combining colors and patterns applied to the surfaces of the auxiliary member (2) and the gap member (3). it can.

  However, in the conventional three-dimensional puzzle, there are a large number of auxiliary members (2) and gap members (3), and it has been difficult for them to independently move smoothly on a spherical surface. That is, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 8 of Patent Document 1, the outer periphery of each rotating main member (1) is constituted by five arc-shaped recesses, and five auxiliary members (2 ) Are in contact with each other. When the rotating main member (1) is rotated, the auxiliary member (2) receives a rotational force from the arcuate recess of the rotating main member (1). As can be understood from the drawings of Patent Document 1, if the rotating main member (1) and the auxiliary member (2) have such a shape, the rotating main member (1) rotates to the auxiliary member (2). Thus, it has been difficult to provide sufficient driving force for movement in the rotational direction (circumferential direction).

  Further, according to the configuration in which five auxiliary members (2) and gap members (3) are arranged around the rotating main member (1) as in the conventional technique, these auxiliary members (2) and gap members are arranged. The number of combinations of the arrangement (3) becomes extremely large. As a result, the puzzle game has a tendency to become unnecessarily difficult, and it has only a configuration that can be realized only in a spherical puzzle.

JP 2003-199968 A

  The present invention has been conceived under such circumstances, and provides a puzzle with excellent extensibility that can be applied to planar puzzles and three-dimensional puzzles while making gameplay clear and enhancing its interest. The task is to do.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention takes the following technical means.

  The puzzle toy provided by the first aspect of the present invention is a plurality of arc-shaped outer peripheral portions that are rotatable around a predetermined central axis, are evenly arranged in the circumferential direction, and are each positioned on a concentric circle, And a plurality of arc-shaped recesses that are respectively positioned between adjacent ones of the plurality of arc-shaped outer peripheral parts and are concave inward in the radial direction with a curvature shape corresponding to the arc-shaped outer peripheral parts, A plurality of moving elements each having a plurality of rotating elements, and a pair of arcuate convex portions corresponding to the arcuate concave portions of the rotating elements, and each of the rotating elements The moving element is arranged so that one of the pair of arc-shaped convex portions faces and comes into contact with the arc-shaped concave portion, the plurality of arc-shaped outer peripheral portions of the rotating element, and the plurality of movements corresponding to the rotating element Each element A substantially circular overall outer peripheral portion is constituted by the other of the pair of arcuate convex portions so that the plurality of moving elements corresponding to the rotating elements move together with the rotating elements by the rotation of the rotating elements. Each of the plurality of rotating elements has a corresponding moving element in common with at least one other rotating element adjacent to the rotating element, and the moving element has two or more corresponding rotating elements. It is characterized by being configured to move with any rotational movement of the element.

  In a preferred embodiment, the number of moving elements corresponding to each rotating element is any one of 2 to 4.

  In a preferred embodiment, the central axes of the plurality of rotating elements are parallel to each other, and the plurality of rotating elements and the plurality of moving elements are arranged along a predetermined plane to form a plane puzzle. Configure.

  In a preferred embodiment, the number of the moving elements corresponding to each of the rotating elements is 3, the plurality of rotating elements and the plurality of moving elements are arranged along a predetermined spherical surface, The central axis of the rotating element passes through the center of the spherical surface, and the three moving elements corresponding to the rotating elements are moved in common with the three rotating elements adjacent to the rotating element. It is done.

  In a preferred embodiment, the rotating element includes a base material that rotatably supports the rotating elements and supports the moving elements so that the moving elements are movable. The rotating elements are detached from the base material. A disengagement preventing means for preventing this is provided.

  In a preferred embodiment, the rotating element is made of a material having a relatively hard surface on the side in contact with the base material, and a material having a soft surface on the side opposite to the surface on the contacting side. Composed.

  In a preferred embodiment, the rotating element is detachably attached to the substrate.

  In a preferred embodiment, the pair of arcuate protrusions in the moving element have different attributes.

  In a preferred embodiment, there is further provided rotation suppression means that suppresses the rotation operation of the rotating element with a sense of moderation for each predetermined rotation angle corresponding to the number of the moving elements corresponding to the rotating element.

  In a preferred embodiment, the rotation suppressing means includes a permanent magnet provided on one of the base material and the rotating element or the moving element, and the base material and the rotating element or the moving element. A magnetic member provided on the other of the two.

  In a preferred embodiment, the rotation suppressing means includes a recess provided in one of the base material and the rotating element or the moving element, and the base material and the rotating element or the moving element. Provided on the other of the protrusions, and a protrusion that fits into the recess.

  A program for a puzzle game provided by the second aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of computers capable of rotating a computer around a predetermined central axis, equally distributed in the circumferential direction, and each positioned on a concentric circle. A plurality of arc-shaped outer peripheries and a plurality of arc-shaped recesses that are located between adjacent ones of the plurality of arc-shaped outer peripheries and are concave inward in the radial direction with a curvature corresponding to the arc-shaped outer peripheries. A plurality of rotating elements each having a recess, and a plurality of moving elements each having a pair of arcuate convex portions corresponding to the arcuate recesses of the rotating element. The moving element is arranged so that one of the pair of arc-shaped convex portions is opposed to each of the arc-shaped concave portions, and the plurality of arc-shaped outer peripheral portions of the rotating element correspond to the rotating elements. And the other of the pair of arcuate convex portions of each of the plurality of moving elements constitutes a substantially circular overall outer peripheral portion, and each of the plurality of rotating elements is at least one of the other adjacent rotating elements. The plurality of rotation elements and the drawing means for drawing the plurality of movement elements as images on the display means and the rotation elements are handled according to the input operation information by the player so that the corresponding movement elements are shared. It is made to function as a rotation processing means for rotating the rotating element around the central axis at every predetermined rotation angle corresponding to the number of the moving elements.

  The recording medium provided by the third aspect of the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium that records the puzzle game program provided by the second aspect of the present invention.

  The recording medium provided by the fourth aspect of the present invention is a game device that executes the puzzle game program provided by the second aspect of the present invention.

  Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the detailed description given below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is a top view which shows an example which applied the puzzle toy based on this invention to the plane puzzle. It is principal part sectional drawing in alignment with the II-II line of FIG. It is a top view which shows the modification of the puzzle toy shown in FIG. It is principal part sectional drawing in alignment with the IVI-IV line of FIG. It is a top view which shows the other example which applied the puzzle toy based on this invention to the plane puzzle. It is a top view which shows the other example which applied the puzzle toy based on this invention to the plane puzzle. It is a top view which shows the other example which applied the puzzle toy based on this invention to the plane puzzle. It is a top view which shows an example which applied the puzzle toy based on this invention to the solid puzzle. It is principal part sectional drawing in alignment with the IX-IX line of FIG. It is sectional drawing similar to FIG. 9 which shows the case where the structure of a rotating member differs. It is a top view which shows the modification of the puzzle toy shown in FIG. It is principal part sectional drawing which follows the XII-XII line | wire of FIG. It is sectional drawing similar to FIG. 12 which shows the case where the structure of a rotating member differs. It is a top view which shows the other example which applied the puzzle toy based on this invention to the three-dimensional puzzle. An example of the image of the game performed by the program of the puzzle game which concerns on this invention is represented. An example of the operation of the game shown in FIG. 15 is shown. It is a block diagram which shows the game device which concerns on this invention.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

  1 and 2 show an embodiment of a puzzle toy according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the puzzle toy A1 of this embodiment includes a plurality of rotating members 1 (rotating elements) and a plurality of moving members 2 (moving elements) arranged around the rotating members 1, It is configured as a flat puzzle.

  As shown in FIG. 2, each of the rotating member 1 and the moving member 2 has a flat plate shape, and is supported by the plate-like base material 3 and arranged along the upper surface 3 a of the base material 3.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the rotating member 1 has three extending portions 11 that extend radially from the central portion 10 in a plan view, and an arcuate outer peripheral portion 12 that is positioned at the tip of these extending portions 11. The arcuate outer peripheral portion 12 is separated into three portions corresponding to the three extending portions 11. The three arcuate outer peripheral portions 12 are located concentrically around the central axis Ox, and are equally distributed in the circumferential direction around the central axis Ox. In the rotating member 1, an arcuate recess 13 is formed between adjacent ones of the three arcuate outer peripheral parts 12. The arc-shaped recess 13 is recessed inward in the radial direction of a concentric circle formed by the plurality of arc-shaped outer peripheral portions 12, and has a curvature radius corresponding to the arc-shaped outer peripheral portion 12. In the present embodiment, the radius of curvature of the arcuate recess 13 is the same as the radius of curvature of the arcuate outer periphery 12.

  In the present embodiment, the puzzle toy A1 shown in FIG. 1 includes six rotating members 1. Each of these six rotating members 1 is rotatable around a central axis Ox extending in a direction perpendicular to the upper surface 3 a of the base material 3. The central axes Ox of the six rotating members 1 are parallel to each other. In the present embodiment, as shown in the plan view shown in FIG. 1, the six rotating members 1 are arranged such that the respective central axis lines Ox form regular hexagonal vertices. Here, with respect to each rotating member 1, the other two rotating members 1 are adjacent to each other.

  Each rotating member 1 is attached to the base material 3 using screws 4. A screw hole 10a penetrating in the thickness direction is formed in the central portion 10 of the rotating member 1. The screw 4 is inserted into the screw hole 10 a and is screwed into the base material 3. With this configuration, the rotating member 1 can rotate around the central axis Ox. Further, the rotating member 1 can be detached from the base material 3 by extracting the screws 4 from the base material 3. That is, the rotating member 1 is detachably attached to the base material 3. The rotating member 1 is made of a nonmagnetic material such as synthetic resin.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the moving member 2 has a pair of arcuate convex portions 21 in plan view. Each arcuate convex portion 21 has a convex shape corresponding to the arcuate concave portion 13 of the rotating member 1. The moving member 2 is arranged so that one of the arc-shaped convex portions 21 is in contact with each arc-shaped concave portion 13 in each rotating member 1. Accordingly, when attention is paid to one rotating member 1, three moving members 2 respectively corresponding to the three arcuate recesses 13 of the rotating member 1 are arranged. A substantially circular overall outer peripheral portion 120 is constituted by the three arc-shaped outer peripheral portions 12 of the rotating member 1 and the other arc-shaped convex portions 21 of the three moving members 2 corresponding to the rotating member 1. ing. Note that the radius of curvature of the arc-shaped convex portion 21 is slightly smaller than the radius of curvature of the arc-shaped concave portion 13 of the rotating member 1, for example, and is slightly between the arc-shaped convex portion 21 and the arc-shaped concave portion 13. There can be gaps.

  The moving member 2 has a corresponding moving member 2 in common between the rotating member 1 and two other rotating members 1 adjacent to the rotating member 1. With this configuration, a total of twelve moving members 2 are arranged, including six moving members 2 positioned between adjacent rotating members 1 and six moving members 2 not positioned between adjacent rotating members 1. For the moving member 2 that is not located between the adjacent rotating members 1, the arcuate convex portion 21 on the outer peripheral side is surrounded by the frame member 5.

  The material of the rotating member 1, the moving member 2, and the base material 3 is not particularly limited, and is made of, for example, a resin material having a predetermined strength. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the rotating member 1 is provided with a flange 14 that extends from the upper end of the arcuate recess 13 toward the moving member 2. The flange 14 covers a part of the upper surface 2 a of the moving member 2, and functions as a detachment preventing unit that prevents the moving member 2 from detaching from the base material 3. In addition, the collar part 14 is abbreviate | omitted in FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the base material 3 and each moving member 2 are provided with a permanent magnet 61 and a magnetic member 62. The permanent magnet 61 is housed and fixed in a recess provided at an appropriate position on the upper surface 3 a of the base 3, and the magnetic member 62 is housed and fixed in a recess provided in the center of the lower surface 2 b of the moving member 2. The magnetic member 62 is made of a soft magnetic material such as iron. As can be understood with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the permanent magnet 61 and the magnetic member 62 overlap each other in a plan view in a state where the rotating member 1 shown in FIG. 1 can be rotated. The permanent magnet 61 and the magnetic member 62 correspond to the rotation suppressing means referred to in the present invention.

  In the puzzle toy A1 having the above-described configuration, it is possible to enjoy a color matching or pattern matching puzzle game by giving colors and patterns to the rotating member 1 and the moving member 2 so as to be appropriately distinguishable.

  In the puzzle toy A1 shown in FIG. 1, for example, the three rotating members 1 in the figure (the rotating members 1 positioned on the upper left side, the upper right side, and the lower side in the drawing) correspond to the respective rotating members 1. The three moving members 2 are given the same color as the rotating member 1. The colors of the three rotating members 1 are different from each other. In such a puzzle toy A1, it is possible to enjoy a puzzle game in which color matching is performed in the state shown in FIG.

  In the state shown in FIG. 1, the puzzle toy A1 can rotate each rotating member 1 around the central axis Ox. Here, as can be understood from FIG. 1, the rotating member 1 to be rotated and the three moving members 2 corresponding thereto are constituted by three arc-shaped outer peripheral portions 12 and arc-shaped convex portions 21. The circular entire outer peripheral portion 120 rotates while maintaining its shape. Whenever each rotating member 1 is rotated 120 degrees, the arrangement of the rotating member 1 and the moving member 2 is the same as the original arrangement, while the position of the moving member 2 is switched. Therefore, by rotating the plurality of rotating members 1 in units of 120 degrees, each moving member 2 can be moved to all possible positions of the twelve moving members 2.

  In the present embodiment, the rotating member 1 has three arcuate outer peripheral portions 12 that reach the outer peripheral edge through three extending portions 11 that uniformly extend radially outward from the central portion 10. According to such a configuration, as can be understood from FIG. 1, when the rotating member 1 is rotated, the arc-shaped recess 13 that is a side surface portion of the extending portion 11 that extends across the circumferential direction of the rotating member 1 is used. In addition, a propulsive force for movement in the rotational direction (circumferential direction) can be appropriately applied to the moving member 2, and the rotating member 1 can be smoothly rotated. Further, according to the configuration in which the rotating member 1 has the plurality of arc-shaped outer peripheral portions 12, the player (player) smoothly rotates the rotating member 1 regardless of which of the rotating member 1 and the moving member 2 is pressed with a finger. be able to.

  The rotating member 1 is provided with a flange 14 (detachment preventing means) extending to the moving member 2 side. According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the moving member 2 is detached from the base material 3.

  The rotating member 1 is configured to be detachable from the base material 3. According to such a configuration, when the rotation member 1 is removed when the rotation member 1 and the moving member 2 cannot be arranged in a desired color or pattern, the rotation member 1 prevents the separation from the base material 3. The moving member 2 that has been removed can be removed, and the moving member 2 can be reattached to a desired position.

  A permanent magnet 61 and a magnetic member 62 are provided at appropriate positions of the base material 3 and each moving member 2. In the state shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the permanent magnet 61 and the magnetic member 62 are overlapped in plan view, and an attracting force acts on the magnetic member 62 by the permanent magnet 61. Thus, in order to rotate the rotating member 1 from the state shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, it is necessary to apply a rotating force exceeding the attracting force of the magnetic member 62 by the permanent magnet 61 to the rotating member 1. Therefore, the rotating operation of the rotating member 1 is suppressed with a sense of moderation for each predetermined rotation angle (120 degrees in the present embodiment) corresponding to the number of moving members 2 (three in the present embodiment) corresponding thereto. The According to such a configuration, it is possible to quickly perform the rotation operation every 120 degrees that can rotate each rotating member 1, and it is possible to quickly perform the replacement operation of the moving member 2 in the puzzle toy A1. It becomes.

  In FIG. 2, the case where the permanent magnet 61 and the magnetic member 62 are provided on the base material 3 and each moving member 2 is illustrated, but instead, the permanent magnet 61 and the magnetic member are provided on the base material 3 and each rotating member 1. 62 may be provided. Alternatively, the permanent magnet 61 may be provided on the moving member 2 side or the rotating member 1 side, and the magnetic member 62 may be provided on the substrate 3 side. Further, other permanent magnets may be used instead of the magnetic member 62. When other permanent magnets are used, the permanent magnets 61 are opposed to each other, and the polarity of the magnetic poles between the opposed surfaces is opposite to each other. The permanent magnet may be arranged.

  3 and 4 show a modification of the above-described puzzle toy A1. The puzzle toy A1 ′ shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is significantly different from the above-described puzzle toy A1 in the configuration of the rotation suppressing means, and various other changes are made. In addition, in the puzzle toy A1 'shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the same or similar elements as those of the above-described puzzle toy A1 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in the above embodiment, and description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

  In the puzzle toy A <b> 1 ′, as shown well in FIG. 4, the base material 3 includes a support portion 32, a frame portion 33, a central convex portion 34, and a back cover 35. The support portion 32 supports the rotating member 1 and the moving member 2 and has a plate shape. The frame portion 33 rises from the outer peripheral edge of the support portion 32 and surrounds the moving member 2 that is not located between the adjacent rotating members 1. The central convex portion 34 rises from the inner peripheral edge of the support portion 32. As shown in FIG. 3, the central convex portion 34 is located at the center of a regular hexagon formed by the central axis Ox of each of the six rotating members 1, and faces the arcuate outer peripheral portion 12 of each rotating member 1. It has an arcuate facing portion 341. Each arcuate facing portion 341 is formed with a concave groove 342 extending vertically. Each arcuate outer peripheral portion 12 of the rotating member 1 is provided with a protrusion 16 that can be fitted into the groove 342. In FIG. 3, the protrusion 16 is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 4, each rotating member 1 is attached to the support portion 32 (base material 3) using screws 4. A screw hole 10b having a predetermined depth is formed in the central portion 10 of each rotating member 1 from the back surface side. A through hole is formed at an appropriate position of the support portion 32, and the screw 4 is inserted into the through hole and screwed into the screw hole 10b. The back cover 35 is detachably fitted to the frame portion 33. With this configuration, when the back cover 35 is removed and the screw 4 is extracted from the rotating member 1, the rotating member 1 can be removed from the support portion 32 (base material 3). That is, the rotating member 1 is detachably attached to the base material 3.

  In the puzzle toy A <b> 1 ′, the rotation suppressing means includes the concave groove 342 of the central convex portion 34 (base material 3) and the protrusion 16 of the rotating member 1. That is, the puzzle toy A1 'does not include the permanent magnet 61 and the magnetic member 62 provided in the puzzle toy A1, but includes the concave groove 342 and the protrusion 16 instead. In the state shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the concave groove 342 and the protrusion 16 are fitted to each other, and a rotational force for rotating the rotating member 1 is relatively large. Thus, in order to rotate the rotating member 1 from the state shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, it is necessary to apply a relatively large rotational force to the rotating member 1. Then, when the rotating member 1 rotates by a predetermined angle from the state where the concave groove 342 and the protrusion 16 are fitted, the concave groove 342 and the protrusion 16 are fitted again, and the resistance when the rotating member 1 is rotated increases. Therefore, the rotation member 1 has a predetermined rotation angle corresponding to the number of arcuate outer peripheral portions 12 of the rotation member 1 (three in this embodiment, the same as the number of moving members 2 corresponding to the rotation member 1). The rotation operation is suppressed with a sense of moderation every time (120 degrees in this embodiment). According to such a configuration, it is possible to quickly and accurately perform the rotation operation every 120 degrees that can rotate each rotating member 1, and to perform the operation of replacing the moving member 2 in the puzzle toy A1 ′. It can be done quickly.

  In addition, in puzzle toy A1 ', although the case where the ditch | groove 342 (dent part) was provided in the base material 3 side and the processus | protrusion 16 was provided in each rotation member 1 was illustrated, it replaced with this and the base material 3 is hollow. A protrusion may be provided on each moving member 2 while providing a portion. Moreover, a hollow part may be provided in the rotation member 1 side or the moving member 2 side, and a protrusion may be provided in the base material 3 side.

  Other effects in the puzzle toy A1 'are the same as those described above with respect to the puzzle toy A1.

  5 to 12 show other embodiments of the puzzle toy according to the present invention. In the drawings after FIG. 5, elements that are the same as or similar to those in the above embodiment are given the same reference numerals as in the above embodiment, and description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

  The puzzle toy A2 shown in FIG. 5 includes a plurality of rotating members 1 (rotating elements) and a plurality of moving members 2 (moving elements) arranged around the rotating members 1, and is configured as a planar puzzle. Is. On the other hand, the number of moving members 2 corresponding to the rotating member 1 is different from that of the above embodiment.

  In the puzzle toy A2 of the present embodiment, the rotating member 1 has a center portion 10, two extended portions 11, an arc-shaped outer peripheral portion 12, and an arc-shaped concave portion 13. The moving member 2 is arranged so that one of the arc-shaped convex portions 21 is in contact with each arc-shaped concave portion 13 in each rotating member 1. For each rotating member 1, two moving members 2 corresponding to the two arcuate recesses 13 of the rotating member 1 are arranged. The two arc-shaped outer peripheral portions 12 of the rotating member 1 and the other arc-shaped convex portions 21 of the two moving members 2 corresponding to the rotating member 1 constitute a substantially circular overall outer peripheral portion 120. ing. In the puzzle toy A2 shown in FIG. 5, the base material 3 and the frame member 5 are omitted.

  The plurality of rotating members 1 are arranged such that their central axes Ox are aligned on a straight line. Among a plurality (5 in this embodiment) of rotating members 1 arranged in this manner, those located at both ends are between the rotating member 1 and one other rotating member 1 adjacent thereto. The corresponding moving member 2 is shared. Further, among the plurality of rotating members 1 that are located at positions other than both ends, the corresponding moving member 2 is shared between the rotating member 1 and two other rotating members 1 adjacent thereto. With such a configuration, a total of six moving members 2 are arranged, with four moving members 2 positioned between adjacent rotating members 1 and two moving members 2 not positioned between adjacent rotating members 1.

  In the puzzle toy A2 having the above-described configuration, it is possible to enjoy a color matching and pattern matching puzzle game by giving colors and patterns to the rotating member 1 and the moving member 2 so as to be appropriately distinguishable.

  In the puzzle toy A2 shown in FIG. 5, for example, with respect to the three rotating members 1 in the drawing (the rotating members 1 positioned at the upper end, the center, and the lower end in the drawing), two movements corresponding to the respective rotating members 1 are performed. The member 2 is given the same color as the rotating member 1. The colors of the three rotating members 1 are different from each other. In such a puzzle toy A2, it is possible to enjoy a puzzle game in which color matching is performed in the state shown in FIG.

  In the state shown in FIG. 5, the puzzle toy A2 can rotate each rotating member 1 around the central axis Ox. Here, as can be understood from FIG. 5, the rotating member 1 to be rotated and the two moving members 2 corresponding thereto are constituted by two arc-shaped outer peripheral portions 12 and arc-shaped convex portions 21. The circular entire outer peripheral portion 120 rotates while maintaining its shape. Each time the rotating members 1 are rotated 180 degrees, the arrangement of the rotating members 1 and the moving members 2 is the same as the original arrangement, while the positions of the moving members 2 are switched. Therefore, each moving member 2 can be moved to all possible positions of the six moving members 2 by rotating the plurality of rotating members 1 in units of 180 degrees.

  By changing the number of moving members 2 corresponding to one rotating member 1 and the total number of moving members 2, the difficulty level of the puzzle game can be varied. The puzzle toy A2 of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 5 is easier as the difficulty level than the puzzle toy A1 shown in FIG.

  Other effects in the puzzle toy A2 are the same as those described above with respect to the puzzle toy A1.

  The puzzle toy A3 shown in FIG. 6 includes a plurality of rotating members 1 (rotating elements) and a plurality of moving members 2 (moving elements) arranged around the rotating members 1, and is configured as a planar puzzle. Is. On the other hand, the number of moving members 2 corresponding to the rotating member 1 is different from that of the above embodiment.

  In the puzzle toy A3 of the present embodiment, the rotating member 1 has a central portion 10, four extended portions 11, an arc-shaped outer peripheral portion 12, and an arc-shaped concave portion 13. The moving member 2 is arranged so that one of the arc-shaped convex portions 21 is in contact with each arc-shaped concave portion 13 in each rotating member 1. For each rotating member 1, four moving members 2 corresponding to the four arcuate recesses 13 of the rotating member 1 are arranged. A substantially circular overall outer peripheral portion 120 is configured by the four arc-shaped outer peripheral portions 12 of the rotating member 1 and the other arc-shaped convex portions 21 of the four moving members 2 corresponding to the rotating member 1. ing. In the puzzle toy A3 shown in FIG. 6, the base material 3 and the frame member 5 are omitted.

  The plurality of rotating members 1 are arranged such that their central axes Ox are arranged at equal intervals in the vertical and horizontal directions. Among a plurality (13 in this embodiment) of rotating members 1 arranged in this manner, those that are located on the outer peripheral side (eight in this embodiment) are the rotating member 1 and two adjacent to the rotating member 1. Corresponding moving members 2 are shared with other rotating members 1. Further, among the plurality of rotating members 1 that are located on the inner side surrounded by those on the outer peripheral side (in this embodiment, five), the rotating member 1 and four other rotating members 1 adjacent thereto are included. And the corresponding moving member 2 in common. With such a configuration, a total of 36 moving members 2 are arranged, with 16 moving members 2 positioned between adjacent rotating members 1 and 20 moving members 2 not positioned between adjacent rotating members 1.

  In the puzzle toy A3 having the above-described configuration, it is possible to enjoy a color matching or pattern matching puzzle game by giving colors and patterns to the rotating member 1 and the moving member 2 so as to be appropriately distinguishable.

  In the puzzle toy A3 shown in FIG. 6, for example, nine rotating members 1 (the rotating members 1 located on the outer peripheral side and the center) in the figure are divided into four moving members 2 corresponding to the rotating members 1. Are given the same color as the rotating member 1. The nine rotating members 1 have different colors. In such a puzzle toy A3, it is possible to enjoy a puzzle game in which color matching is performed in the state shown in FIG.

  In the state shown in FIG. 6, the puzzle toy A3 can rotate each rotating member 1 around the central axis Ox. Here, as can be understood from FIG. 6, the rotating member 1 to be rotated and the four moving members 2 corresponding thereto are constituted by four arc-shaped outer peripheral portions 12 and arc-shaped convex portions 21. The circular entire outer peripheral portion 120 rotates while maintaining its shape. Whenever each rotating member 1 is rotated 90 degrees, the arrangement of the rotating member 1 and the moving member 2 is the same as the original arrangement, while the position of the moving member 2 is switched. Therefore, by rotating the plurality of rotating members 1 by 90 degrees as a unit, each moving member 2 can be moved to all possible positions of the 36 moving members 2.

  By changing the number of moving members 2 corresponding to one rotating member 1 and the total number of moving members 2, the difficulty level of the puzzle game can be varied. The puzzle toy A3 of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 6 is more difficult as a difficulty level than the puzzle toy A1 shown in FIG.

  Other effects in the puzzle toy A3 are the same as those described above with respect to the puzzle toy A1.

  The puzzle toy A4 shown in FIG. 7 includes a plurality (six) of rotating members 1 and a plurality (12) of moving members 2 arranged around the rotating member 1, and is configured as a planar puzzle. Is. In the puzzle toy A4 of the present embodiment, the number and arrangement of the rotating member 1 and the moving member 2 are the same as those of the puzzle toy A1 shown in FIG. On the other hand, the specific configuration of the moving member 2 is different from that of the above-described embodiment, and various changes are made accordingly.

  In the puzzle toy A4 shown in FIG. 7, the pair of arc-shaped convex portions 21 are standing walls, and the concave portions 22 are formed inside the standing walls. A notch 21a is formed near the end of one arcuate convex portion 21 (standing wall). Although detailed illustration is omitted, the recess 22 is inclined so that the vicinity of the portion where the notch 21a is formed is lowered. Thus, the pair of arcuate protrusions 21 in the moving member 2 have different attributes due to the configuration in which the notch 21a is provided at a predetermined portion of the one arcuate protrusion 21.

  In each moving member 2, a spherical rolling element 23 that can pass through the notch 21 a is placed in the recess 22. In the frame member 5, notches 51 and 52 are formed at positions corresponding to the two rotating members 1 closer to the lower side in FIG. 7. The notches 51 and 52 are formed at positions where they can communicate with the notches 21a of the moving member 2 when the respective moving members 2 are moved to the positions where the notches 51 and 52 are formed. In the moving member 2 located on the lower left side shown in FIG. 7, the notch 51 and the notch 21a of the moving member 2 are in communication with each other. When the cutouts 21 a and 51 are in communication, the rolling element 23 placed in the recess 22 moves to the outside of the frame member 5 through the cutouts 21 a and 51, and the accommodating portion 56 surrounded by the additional frame member 55. Is to be housed.

  The plurality of moving members 2 each having a notch 21a have the same shape. On the other hand, with respect to the mounting posture of each moving member 2 with respect to the rotating member 1, there are two postures that are rotationally symmetric. By selecting the mounting posture of the moving member 2, it is possible to classify which of the cutouts 51 and 52 the cutout 21a of the movable member 2 is in communication with. In FIG. 7, this classification is identified by using reference numerals 2A and 2B. As for the moving member 2A shown in the figure, the notch 21a can communicate with only the notch 51, and for the moving member 2B, the notch 21a can communicate with only the notch 52.

  The puzzle toy A4 having the above configuration can be enjoyed as a maze puzzle. For example, in the puzzle toy A4, the time required until the rotating member 1 is appropriately rotated and all the rolling elements 23 placed on the moving member 2 (recessed portion 22) are moved to the accommodating portion 56 through the notches 51 and 52. You can enjoy games such as competing.

  The puzzle toy A5 shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 includes a plurality of rotating members 1 (rotating elements) and a plurality of moving members 2 (moving elements) arranged around the rotating members 1, and simulates a sphere. It is constructed as a three-dimensional puzzle.

  As is apparent from FIGS. 8 and 9, the base material 3 is substantially spherical, and most of the surface of the base material 3 is covered with the plurality of rotating members 1 and the plurality of moving members 2. The rotating member 1 and the moving member 2 are curved plate shapes having a substantially constant thickness so as to follow the surface of the substrate 3.

  The rotating member 1 has a central portion 10, three extending portions 11, an arc-shaped outer peripheral portion 12, and an arc-shaped concave portion 13. For each rotating member 1, three moving members 2 corresponding to the three arcuate recesses 13 are arranged. The puzzle toy A5 of the present embodiment includes 20 rotating members 1 and 30 moving members 2. Each of these 20 rotating members 1 passes through the center of the base material 3 (sphere). It is possible to rotate around the central axis Ox extending in the direction. For each rotating member 1, the other three rotating members 1 are adjacent to each other.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the moving member 2 includes two curved plates 25 and 26 that overlap each other. The curved plate 25 has an inner surface 25a that comes into contact with the substrate 3 and is made of a relatively hard material such as polystyrene resin. The curved plate 26 has an outer surface 26a opposite to the inner surface 25a, and is made of a relatively soft material such as silicone rubber. The curved plates 25 and 26 are integrated by appropriate means such as adhesion. As can be understood with reference to FIG. 9, the radius of curvature of the arc-shaped convex portion 21 in the moving member 2 is, for example, smaller than the radius of curvature of the arc-shaped concave portion 13 of the rotating member 1. There may be a gap between the arc-shaped recess 13. By providing the gap in this way, smooth movement is possible when the rotating member 1 and the moving member 2 are moved. In FIG. 8, the gap between the rotating member 1 and the moving member 2 is not shown.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a pressing plate 15 is superimposed on the rotating member 1. The pressing plate 15 extends to the moving member 2 side, covers a part of the outer surface 26a of the moving member 2, and is made of a transparent material such as acrylic resin. The pressing plate 15 functions as a detachment preventing unit that prevents the moving member 2 from detaching from the base material 3. In FIG. 8, only the pressing plate 15 corresponding to the rotating member 1 located at the center is represented by imaginary lines, and the others are omitted. As shown in FIG. 10, the rotating member 1 may have a shape in which the rotating member 1 and the pressing plate 15 illustrated in FIG. 9 are combined, and the pressing plate 15 may not be provided. In the case of the configuration shown in FIG. 10, a portion of the rotating member 1 that extends toward the moving member 2 and covers a part of the upper surface 2 a of the moving member 2 is the flange portion 14.

  In the puzzle toy A5 having the above-described configuration, it is possible to enjoy a color matching and pattern matching puzzle game by giving colors and patterns to the rotating member 1 and the moving member 2 so as to be appropriately distinguishable.

  In the puzzle toy A5, the mark member 31 is surrounded by five moving members 2 made of adjacent objects. In the flat type puzzle toy A1 shown in FIG. 1, the center portion thereof is surrounded by six moving members 2 made of adjacent objects. On the other hand, as the rotating member 1 and the moving member 2 themselves are curved and arranged substantially evenly on the spherical surface, the overlapping of the adjacent rotating members 1 and moving members 2 becomes large, and five moving members 2 are arranged. Are arranged so as to surround the center portion (marking member 31). In the case of the puzzle toy A5 of this embodiment, twelve landmark members 31 can be arranged.

  The puzzle toy A5 can rotate each rotating member 1 around the central axis Ox. Here, as can be understood from FIG. 8, the rotating member 1 to be rotated and the three moving members 2 corresponding thereto are constituted by three arcuate outer peripheral portions 12 and arcuate convex portions 21. The circular entire outer peripheral portion 120 rotates while maintaining its shape. Whenever each rotating member 1 is rotated 120 degrees, the arrangement of the rotating member 1 and the moving member 2 is the same as the original arrangement, while the position of the moving member 2 is switched. Therefore, each moving member 2 can be moved to all possible positions of the 30 moving members 2 by rotating the plurality of rotating members 1 in units of 120 degrees.

  In the puzzle toy A5 shown in FIG. 8, for example, for the 30 moving members 2, 6 colors are assigned to each of the 5 colors (first to fifth colors). In this case, the five moving members 2 surrounding the mark member 31 are made to have the same color as the mark member 31, and three sets of five moving members 2 having the same color as the mark member 31 are arranged. You can enjoy the color matching puzzle game. Moreover, it is also possible to enjoy color matching such that all the five moving members 2 surrounding the mark member 31 have different colors with respect to the mark member 31 different from the above-described three sets of mark members 31. Furthermore, as another way of playing, it is possible to enjoy a color matching puzzle game in which three moving members 2 corresponding to the rotating member 1 are made of the same color and a maximum of seven such sets are arranged. Thus, according to the puzzle toy A5 of this embodiment, it is possible to enjoy various puzzle games.

  In the present embodiment, the rotating member 1 has three arcuate outer peripheral portions 12 that reach the outer peripheral edge through three extending portions 11 that uniformly extend radially outward from the central portion 10. According to such a configuration, as can be understood from FIG. 8, when the rotating member 1 is rotated, the arc-shaped recess 13 that is a side surface portion of the extending portion 11 that extends across the circumferential direction of the rotating member 1 is used. In addition, a propulsive force for movement in the rotational direction (circumferential direction) can be appropriately applied to the moving member 2, and the rotating member 1 can be smoothly rotated. Further, according to the configuration in which the rotating member 1 has the plurality of arc-shaped outer peripheral portions 12, the player (player) smoothly rotates the rotating member 1 regardless of which of the rotating member 1 and the moving member 2 is pressed with a finger. be able to.

  The moving member 2 is composed of a curved plate 25 whose inner portion in contact with the substrate 3 is hard. For this reason, when the moving member 2 moves, the sliding resistance with the base material 3 is reduced, and the moving member 2 can be moved smoothly. On the other hand, the outer portion of the moving member 2 is made of a soft curved plate 26. For this reason, when the moving member 2 (curved plate 26) is operated while being pressed with a finger, the frictional resistance between the finger and the moving member 2 becomes large and is difficult to slip, so that operability is excellent.

  Other effects in the puzzle toy A5 are the same as those described above with respect to the puzzle toy A1.

  11 and 12 show a modification of the above-described puzzle toy A5. The puzzle toy A5 ′ shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 is mainly different from the puzzle toy A5 in the configuration of the rotation suppressing means and the color scheme of the moving member 2, and various other changes are made. ing.

  In puzzle toy A5 ', the structure of a permanent magnet and a magnetic member differs from said panel toy A5. As clearly shown in FIG. 12, the permanent magnet 63 is located inside the mark member 31, and the mark member 31 overlaps the permanent magnet 63. That is, the permanent magnet 63 is provided at a position surrounded by the five moving members 2 made of adjacent ones. In the present embodiment, the permanent magnet 63 is attached to the base material 3 using screws 4. In the present embodiment, a spacer 36 is interposed between the base material 3 and the permanent magnet 63. Thereby, the permanent magnet 63 is located at a predetermined distance from the base material 3.

  As clearly shown in FIG. 12, the leading end of the extending portion 11 of the rotating member enters the gap between the base material 3 and the permanent magnet 63. The magnetic member 64 is provided on the top end surface of the extending portion 11. In the state shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, a part of the magnetic member 64 overlaps with the permanent magnet 63 in the radial direction of the base material 3, and the attractive force to the magnetic member 64 acts by the permanent magnet 63. . Thus, in order to rotate the rotating member 1 from the state shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, it is necessary to apply a rotating force exceeding the attracting force of the magnetic member 64 by the permanent magnet 63 to the rotating member 1. When the rotating member 1 rotates by a predetermined angle from the state where the magnetic member 64 and the permanent magnet 63 overlap, the magnetic member 64 and the permanent magnet 63 overlap again, and the operating force when rotating the rotating member 1 increases. Therefore, the rotation member 1 has a predetermined rotation angle corresponding to the number of arcuate outer peripheral portions 12 of the rotation member 1 (three in this embodiment, the same as the number of moving members 2 corresponding to the rotation member 1). The rotation operation is suppressed with a sense of moderation every time (120 degrees in this embodiment). According to such a configuration, it is possible to quickly and accurately perform a rotation operation every 120 degrees that can rotate each rotating member 1, and to perform an operation of replacing the moving member 2 in the puzzle toy A5 ′. It can be done quickly.

  In the present embodiment, the permanent magnet 63 is located farther from the base material 3 than the magnetic member 64. The magnetic member 64 is provided on the rotating member 1. Thereby, when the permanent magnet 63 and the magnetic member 64 overlap, the rotating member 1 is slightly floated from the base material 3 by the attractive force of the permanent magnet 63. Therefore, the sliding resistance of the rotating member 1 with respect to the base material 3 is reduced, and the rotating member 1 can be rotated more smoothly. As shown in FIG. 13, the rotating member 1 is made of a soft magnetic material, and the tip of the extending portion 11 of the rotating member 1 is placed in the gap between the base material 3 and the permanent magnet 63. You may enter. In the case of the configuration shown in FIG. 13, the portion of the rotating member 1 that enters the gap between the base material 3 and the permanent magnet 63 plays the same role as the magnetic member 64 shown in FIG. 12.

  In the puzzle toy A5 'shown in FIG. 11, for example, six colors (first to sixth colors) are assigned to each of 30 moving members 2 by five. In this case, the following arrangement is possible for the 30 moving members 2.

  As a first alignment method, first, the same color is moved to the arrangement position of five moving members 2 (including one moving member 2 moved in common) moved by two adjacent rotating members 1. The members 2 are aligned. It is possible to enjoy a color matching puzzle game in which six sets of five moving members 2 of the same color aligned in such a positional relationship are arranged.

  As a second alignment method, first, the five moving members 2 surrounding the mark member 31 are made to have the same color as the mark member 31, and the five moving members 2 having the same color as the mark member 31 Prepare two pairs consisting of On the other hand, for the other ten mark members 31, it is also possible to enjoy color matching such that all the five moving members 2 surrounding the mark member 31 have different colors. Thus, according to the puzzle toy A5 'of this embodiment, it is possible to enjoy various puzzle games.

  Other effects in the puzzle toy A5 'are the same as those described above with respect to the puzzle toys A5 and A1.

  A puzzle toy A6 shown in FIG. 14 includes a plurality of rotating members 1 (rotating elements) and a plurality of moving members 2 (moving elements) arranged around the rotating members 1, and is a three-dimensional puzzle simulating a sphere. It is configured as. On the other hand, the number of rotating members 1 and moving members 2 is different from the above-described puzzle toy A5.

  The puzzle toy A6 of this embodiment includes eight rotating members 1 and twelve moving members 2. Each of the eight rotating members 1 passes through the center of the base material 3 (sphere). It is possible to rotate around the central axis Ox extending in the direction. For each rotating member 1, the other three rotating members 1 are adjacent to each other. In addition, although detailed illustration description is abbreviate | omitted, in puzzle toy A6, the basic composition of the point provided with the spherical base material 3, the point provided with the pressing board 15, etc. is the same as that of said puzzle toy A5.

  In the puzzle toy A6 having the above-described configuration, it is possible to enjoy a color matching and pattern matching puzzle game by giving colors and patterns to the rotating member 1 and the moving member 2 so as to be appropriately distinguishable.

  In the puzzle toy A6, the mark member 31 is surrounded by four moving members 2 made of adjacent objects. In the puzzle toy A5 shown in FIG. 8, the central portion (marking member 31) is surrounded by the five moving members 2 made of adjacent objects. In the puzzle toy A6 of this embodiment, the relative size of the rotating member 1 and the moving member 2 with respect to the base material 3 is larger than that of the puzzle toy A5. As a result, the overlapping between the adjacent rotating members 1 and the moving members 2 becomes larger, and the four moving members 2 are arranged so as to surround their central portions (marking members 31). In the case of the puzzle toy A6 of the present embodiment, six mark members 31 can be arranged.

  In addition, if the relative size of the rotating member 1 and the moving member 2 with respect to the base material 3 is made larger than the puzzle toy A6 of the present embodiment, the overlap between the adjacent rotating members 1 and the moving members 2 is further increased. It is also possible to arrange the movable members 2 so as to surround their central portions.

  In the puzzle toy A6 shown in FIG. 14, for example, for the four rotating members 1 (the rotating members 1 that do not share the moving member 2), three moving members corresponding to the rotating members 1. 2 has the same color as the rotating member 1. The four rotating members 1 have different colors. In such a puzzle toy A6, it is possible to enjoy a puzzle game in which the color-coded rotating member 1 and moving member 2 are color-matched.

  The puzzle toy A6 has fewer rotating members 1 and moving members 2 than the puzzle toy A5 shown in FIG. Thereby, puzzle toy A6 of this embodiment is easier as a difficulty compared with puzzle toy A5 shown in FIG.

  Next, a case where the puzzle game program according to the present invention is applied to game software will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, a case will be described in which a puzzle game is performed in a multi-function mobile phone (smart phone) that functions as a game device by storing a puzzle game program.

  FIG. 15 shows an example of a game image displayed on the monitor 71 when a puzzle game is played in a two-dimensional virtual game field. The game image includes six rotating elements 1 'and twelve moving elements 2'.

  The rotating element 1 ′ has three extending portions 11 that extend radially from the central portion 10, and an arcuate outer peripheral portion 12 that is located at the tip of these extending portions 11. The arcuate outer peripheral portion 12 is separated into three portions corresponding to the three extending portions 11. The three arcuate outer peripheral portions 12 are located concentrically around the central axis Ox, and are equally distributed in the circumferential direction around the central axis Ox. In the rotating element 1 ′, an arcuate recess 13 is provided between adjacent ones of the three arcuate outer peripheral parts 12. The arc-shaped recess 13 is recessed inward in the radial direction of a concentric circle formed by the plurality of arc-shaped outer peripheral portions 12, and has a curvature radius corresponding to the arc-shaped outer peripheral portion 12. In the present embodiment, the radius of curvature of the arcuate recess 13 is the same as the radius of curvature of the arcuate outer periphery 12.

  Each of the six rotation elements 1 ′ is set so as to be rotatable around a central axis Ox extending in a direction perpendicular to the display screen of the monitor 71. The six rotation elements 1 ′ are arranged such that each central axis Ox forms an apex of a regular hexagon. Here, for each rotating element 1 ′, the other two rotating elements 1 ′ are adjacent.

  The moving element 2 ′ has a pair of arcuate convex portions 21. Each arcuate convex portion 21 has a convex shape corresponding to the arcuate concave portion 13 of the rotating element 1 ′. The moving element 2 ′ is arranged so that one of the arcuate convex portions 21 is in contact with each arcuate concave portion 13 of each rotating element 1 ′. Accordingly, when attention is paid to one rotating element 1 ′, three moving elements 2 ′ respectively corresponding to the three arcuate recesses 13 of the rotating element 1 ′ are arranged. The substantially circular overall outer peripheral portion 120 is constituted by the three arc-shaped outer peripheral portions 12 of the rotating element 1 ′ and the other arc-shaped convex portions 21 of the three moving elements 2 ′ corresponding to the rotating element 1 ′. Is configured.

  Regarding the moving element 2 ′, the corresponding moving element 2 ′ is shared between the rotating element 1 ′ and two other rotating elements 1 ′ adjacent to the rotating element 1 ′. With such a configuration, a total of 12 moving elements 2 ′ are arranged, including 6 moving elements 2 ′ located between adjacent rotating elements 1 ′ and 6 moving elements 2 ′ not positioned between adjacent rotating elements 1 ′. ing.

  Next, the puzzle game of this embodiment will be described. A touch panel 72 (see FIG. 17) is provided on the monitor 71 on which the game image is displayed, and the player slides on the touch panel 72 with a finger or the like to move the rotating element 1 ′ to the central axis Ox. Can be rotated around. Here, as an operation capable of rotating the rotating element 1 ′, for example, as shown by an arrow N1 in FIG. 16, an operation of sliding around the central axis Ox while touching the rotating element 1 ′ or an arrow in the figure As indicated by N2, there is an operation of rotating around the central axis Ox while touching the moving element 2 ′.

  In the puzzle game of the present embodiment, color matching and pattern matching can be enjoyed by giving colors and patterns to the rotating element 1 'and the moving element 2' so that they can be appropriately distinguished.

  In the puzzle game of the present embodiment, for example, in the clear state, the three rotating elements 1 ′ in the drawing shown in FIG. 15 (the rotating elements 1 ′ positioned on the upper left side, the upper right side, and the lower side in the drawing). , The three moving elements 2 ′ corresponding to the rotating elements 1 ′ are set to the same color. The colors of the three rotating elements 1 'are different from each other. In such a puzzle game, it is possible to enjoy a puzzle game in which color matching is performed from the state where the colors of the rotating element 1 'and the moving element 2' are not aligned as shown in FIG. 16 to the state shown in FIG.

  As can be understood from FIGS. 15 and 16, the rotating element 1 ′ to be rotated and the three moving elements 2 ′ corresponding thereto are constituted by three arc-shaped outer peripheral portions 12 and arc-shaped convex portions 21. The formed circular overall outer periphery 120 rotates while maintaining its shape. Each time each rotating element 1 'is rotated 120 degrees, the arrangement of the rotating element 1' and the moving element 2 'is the same as the original arrangement, while the position of the moving element 2' is switched. The plurality of rotating elements 1 ′ can be rotated in units of 120 degrees by the operation of the touch panel 72 of the player, and each moving element 2 ′ can be moved to all possible positions of the twelve moving elements 2 ′. it can.

  Although FIG. 15 shows the case where the number of rotating elements 1 ′ is 6 and the number of moving elements 2 ′ is 12, the number of rotating elements 1 ′ and moving elements 2 ′ can be increased or decreased as appropriate. When the number of rotating elements 1 ′ and moving elements 2 ′ is small, the difficulty level decreases, and when the number of rotating elements 1 ′ and moving elements 2 ′ is large, the difficulty level increases. The number of rotating elements 1 ′ and moving elements 2 ′ The puzzle game may be started with respect to a stage arbitrarily selected by the player among a plurality of stages having different degrees of difficulty. Alternatively, the puzzle game may be started from a stage with a low difficulty level and advance to the next stage each time the stage is cleared. Further, the number of moving elements 2 ′ corresponding to one rotating element 1 ′ is not limited to three, and two or four moving elements 2 ′ are configured to correspond to each rotating element 1 ′. Also good. Further, when the number of rotating elements 1 ′ and moving elements 2 ′ increases, a plurality of rotating elements 1 ′ and moving elements 2 ′ may include a portion that is not displayed on the monitor 71. The game image may be scrolled and displayed on the monitor 71 by operating the touch panel 72.

  Next, the hardware configuration of this embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing a game device according to the present invention. The game device B1 of the present embodiment includes a control unit 710, a drawing processing unit 720, a sound processing unit 730, and an interface unit 740 as hardware. In addition, a monitor 71, a touch panel 72, and a speaker 73 are connected to the interface unit 740.

  The control unit 710 functions to control the overall operation of the game apparatus B1, and includes a CPU 711, a ROM 712, a RAM 713, an internal storage 714, and the like, and each unit is connected via a bus line.

  In the game apparatus B1, a game program and game data in the internal storage 714 in which application software for the puzzle game is recorded are read into the RAM 713. When the read game program is executed by the CPU 711, the player can enjoy the game contents. The player can operate the rotating element 1 ′ or the moving element 2 ′ by operating the touch panel 72 to advance the game.

  As the touch panel 72, for example, any one of a resistive film type, an optical type (infrared type), and a capacitive coupling type can be used. Further, when a touch operation is performed by pressing, stroking, or touching with a finger or the like, the touch panel 72 detects the coordinate of the operation position of the finger or the like, and uses coordinate data corresponding to the detected coordinate as an operation signal. Output.

  The CPU 711 comprehensively controls the game progress by executing a game program read from the internal storage 714 to the RAM 713. More specifically, when an operation signal is input by the player operating from the touch panel 72, the CPU 711 performs a predetermined game progress process for the operation signal in accordance with the game program. The CPU 711 displays the processing result on the monitor 71 as, for example, a game image representing a two-dimensional game field, and outputs the sound from the speaker 73 as a sound effect.

  The ROM 712 stores a basic program indicating basic functions of the game apparatus B1, game programs stored in the internal storage 714, procedures for reading game data, and the like. When a game start input operation is performed via the touch panel 72 or the like, the CPU 711 reads the game program and game data from the internal storage 714 into the RAM 713 according to the basic program in the ROM 712, and sets the game start state.

  The RAM 713 provides an area for storing a game program and game data read from the internal storage 714 and a work area for the CPU 711 to execute the game program.

  The internal storage 714 is a data storage area used by the user, and is composed of a nonvolatile semiconductor memory that can freely write and erase data. The internal storage 714 stores a game program downloaded from a communication network line via data communication means (not shown).

  The game program is configured by combining a plurality of programs. For example, the game program controls the operation of the rotating element 1 ′ and the moving element 2 ′ displayed on the monitor 71 based on the operation signal of the player from the touch panel 72. It is configured by a game progress program, a graphic control program for controlling a game image to be displayed on the monitor 71, and the like.

  Based on the player's operation signal from the touch panel 72, the CPU 711 reads a game program, image data, and the like from the internal storage 714 into the RAM 713 as necessary, and processes these data and executes the game program. The contents of the game image to be displayed on the monitor 71 are determined.

  The drawing processing unit 720 performs various arithmetic processes necessary for the drawing process. For example, the CPU 711 outputs a drawing command to the drawing processing unit 720 at predetermined time intervals. At this time, the CPU 711 determines an image to be displayed on the monitor 71, reads out image data and the like necessary for drawing the image from the RAM 713, and supplies them to the drawing processing unit 720. Further, the CPU 711 supplies the drawing processing unit 720 with the position data of the rotating element 1 ′ and the moving element 2 ′ and the operation signal input from the touch panel 72.

  The drawing processing unit 720 calculates various data necessary for drawing based on the image data and the operation signal supplied from the CPU 711 and based on the calculation result in a VRAM (not shown) in the drawing processing unit 720. Image data of a display screen of one frame (one frame) is created. The generated image data of the display screen is output and displayed on the monitor 71 as a video signal every 1/60 seconds, for example.

  The sound processing unit 730 performs various arithmetic processes necessary for processing to generate sound such as sound effects. When the CPU 711 determines a sound effect or BGM sound content to be output from the speaker 73, the CPU 711 outputs a voice command to the voice processing unit 730. The sound processing unit 730 reads out sound effects or BGM sound data from the RAM 713 based on a sound command from the CPU 711, performs predetermined processing and D / A conversion processing, and outputs the processed sound to the speaker 73.

  The interface unit 740 transmits an operation signal and the like from the touch panel 72 to the control unit 710, and transmits a video signal and an audio signal from the control unit 710, the drawing processing unit 720, and the audio processing unit 730 to the monitor 71 and the speaker 73. It is something to do.

  The monitor 71 is a device for projecting a display screen indicating the game progress state in accordance with the video signal sent from the interface unit 740. The monitor 71 is constituted by, for example, an LCD (liquid crystal display).

  The speaker 73 is a device for outputting sound such as sound effects in accordance with the sound signal sent from the interface unit 740.

  In the present embodiment, a case has been described in which a game program is downloaded as application software to a smartphone and the smartphone functions as a game device, but the present invention is not limited to this. As the game device, a home game machine or the like can be applied, and as a computer-readable recording medium, puzzle game software that can be read by a disk drive unit installed in the game device is recorded. It may be a disc.

  While specific embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Claims (14)

A plurality of arc-shaped outer peripheries that are rotatable around a predetermined central axis, are equally distributed in the circumferential direction, and are positioned on concentric circles, and adjacent ones of the plurality of arc-shaped outer peripheries A plurality of rotating elements each having a plurality of arc-shaped recesses, each of which is positioned between and having a curvature shape corresponding to the arc-shaped outer peripheral portion and recessed inward in the radial direction;
A plurality of moving elements each having a pair of arcuate convex portions corresponding to the arcuate concave portions of the rotating element,
The moving elements are arranged so that one of the pair of arcuate convex portions is opposed to and contacted with the arcuate recesses of the rotating elements, the arcuate outer peripheral portions of the rotating elements, and the rotating elements A substantially circular overall outer peripheral portion is constituted by the other of the pair of arcuate convex portions of each of the plurality of moving elements corresponding to
A plurality of moving elements corresponding to the rotating elements are configured to move together with the rotating elements by the rotation of the rotating elements.
The puzzle toy characterized in that each of the plurality of rotating elements has the corresponding moving element in common with at least one other adjacent rotating element.   The puzzle toy according to claim 1, wherein the number of the moving elements corresponding to each of the rotating elements is any one of 2 to 4. The central axes of the plurality of rotating elements are parallel to each other,
The puzzle toy according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the plurality of rotating elements and the plurality of moving elements are arranged along a predetermined plane to constitute a plane puzzle. The number of moving elements corresponding to each of the rotating elements is 3,
The plurality of rotating elements and the plurality of moving elements are arranged along a predetermined spherical surface, and the central axis of each rotating element passes through the center of the spherical surface,
The puzzle toy according to claim 1, wherein the three moving elements corresponding to the respective rotating elements are moved in common between the three rotating elements adjacent to the rotating element. A base material that rotatably supports the rotating elements and supports the moving elements to be movable,
The puzzle toy according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the rotating element is provided with a disengagement preventing means for preventing the moving element from disengaging from the base material.   6. The rotating element is made of a material that is relatively hard on a surface that comes into contact with the base material, and is made of a material that is soft on the surface opposite to the surface on the contacting side. Puzzle toys described in.   The puzzle toy according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the rotating element is detachably attached to the base material.   The puzzle toy according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the pair of arcuate convex portions in the moving element have different attributes.   The rotation control unit according to any one of claims 5 to 7, further comprising a rotation suppression unit that suppresses the rotation operation of the rotation element with a sense of moderation for each predetermined rotation angle corresponding to the number of the moving elements corresponding to the rotation element. The described puzzle toy.   The rotation suppressing means is provided on the permanent magnet provided on one of the base and the rotating element or the moving element, and on the other of the base and the rotating element or the moving element. The puzzle toy according to claim 9, further comprising a magnetic member.   The rotation suppression means is provided in a recess provided in one of the base and the rotating element or the moving element, and in the other of the base and the rotating element or the moving element. The puzzle toy according to claim 9, further comprising a protrusion that fits into the recess. Computer
A plurality of arc-shaped outer peripheries that are rotatable around a predetermined central axis, are equally distributed in the circumferential direction, and are positioned on concentric circles, and adjacent ones of the plurality of arc-shaped outer peripheries A plurality of arcuate recesses each having a plurality of arcuate recesses recessed inwardly in the radial direction and having a curvature corresponding to the arcuate outer periphery, and the arcuate recesses of the rotation element A plurality of moving elements each having a pair of arcuate convex portions corresponding to the convex shape,
The moving elements are arranged so that one of the pair of arcuate convex portions is opposed to and contacted with the arcuate recesses of the rotating elements, the arcuate outer peripheral portions of the rotating elements, and the rotating elements And the other of the pair of arcuate convex portions of each of the plurality of moving elements corresponding to each other constitutes a substantially circular overall outer peripheral portion, and each of the plurality of rotating elements is at least one adjacent other rotating element. Drawing means for drawing the plurality of rotating elements and the plurality of moving elements as images on a display means so as to have the corresponding moving elements in common with each other,
Rotation processing means for rotating the rotating element around the central axis at predetermined rotation angles corresponding to the number of moving elements corresponding to the rotating element in accordance with an input operation by the player;
A puzzle game program to make it work.   A computer-readable recording medium on which the puzzle game program according to claim 12 is recorded.   A game device for executing the puzzle game program according to claim 12.